Author: backblasts

Date: 2026-03-10
AO: Dark Room
Q: Beaker ,
PAX: Manhole, Framed, Portage, Brainfog, Beaker, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WOR: 20 SSHs, ic; 10 Raggedy Andys, ic, 10 windmills, ic; picking daisies, oyo; runner’s stretch, oyo

The Thang:
YHC set out cones in a square with 50 yd sides. PAX travelled, using the predetermined method, to the first corner, completed 50 reps of an exercise and then repeated until all four sides were traversed and 200 reps of the exercise were completed. YHC set out 6 rounds to complete. 2 were completed. Next, this Q should be modified to be titled something more reasonable, like 625.

Round 1: bear crawls and merkins
Round 2: murder bunnies and overhead presses
Round 3: burpee broad jumps and leg lifts
Round 4: rifle carries and high pulls
Round 5: lunge walk and squats
Round 6: suitcase carries and skull crushers

Moleskine:
1. Nothing makes you feel more powerful than wielding a chainsaw, or more manly than splitting wood with an axe.
2. F3 is functional exercise. We aren’t training for one specific thing, we are training for life. For the ability to complete the tasks at hand. To provide for, care for, and protect our family and those in need around us. Based on my trajectory 5 years ago, I can’t imagine that I would be able to to the tree work that I did yesterday without F3. Bring this principle into your life elsewhere. Train something else by doing hard work. Maybe it is mental/intellectual development, maybe it is moral development, maybe it is character development. Find hard things to do, things that cause pain and lead to growth, and do them. Do this even if their usefulness is not immediately obvious.

COT: iykyk

Tags: Dark Room, Manhole, Framed, Portage, Brainfog, Beaker, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack

Date: 2026-03-10
AO: Mastodon
Q: Too Big To Fail (TBTF) ,
PAX: Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Falsetto, Mr Roboto, LeMond, Endo, DQ, Jailbreak FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR: SSH (IC), Copperhead Squats (IC), Copperhead Merkins (IC), Abe Vegodas (IC), Michael Phelps (IC)

The Thang: Cindy 500 (5 rounds of 5 exercises followed by a run)

Round 1
10 – Merkins
15 – Thrusters
20 – Merkins
25 – Thrusters
30 – Merkins
Run up Hoffa and back

Round 2
10 – Thrusters
15 – BBSUs
20 – Thrusters
25 – BBSUs
30 – Thrusters
Run up Hoffa and back

Round 3
10 – BBSUs
15 – Jungle Bois
20 – BBSUs
25 – Jungle Bois
30 – BBSUs
Run up Hoffa and back

Round 4
10 – Jungle Bois
15 – Blockees
20 – Jungle Bois
25 – Blockees
30 – Jungle Bois
Run up Hoffa and back

Round 5 – we didn’t get to this but it would have been this: 10 – Blockees
15 – Merkins
20 – Blockees
25 – Merkins
30 – Blockees
Run up Hoffa and back

Moleskine: Shared a story that happened at work: About a month ago we had a retirement party for someone at work, yesterday my work circulated a message about her unexpected passing (she wasn’t that old). Just a reminder that tomorrow is never guaranteed and appreciate all the big and small things in your life that mean the most (not work).

COT: @LeMond’s former work colleague that passed away recently, DQ’s 2.0’s wiggly tooth and the discomfort that comes with that

Tags: Mastodon, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Falsetto, Mr Roboto, LeMond, Endo, DQ, Jailbreak

Date: 2026-03-10
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Jolly ,
PAX: Panda Express, Banks, Candyland, Lib, Jolly, Big Mac, Wagyu, Cheese, Hypotenuse, Shiplap, DaCount, StageFright FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR:
SSH/Down and back
The Thang:
6v6 Ultimate
Moleskine:
Do hard things.
COT: Bloomer’s trip to Uganda.

Tags: Flat Earth, Panda Express, Banks, Candyland, Lib, Jolly, Big Mac, Wagyu, Cheese, Hypotenuse, Shiplap, DaCount, StageFright

Date: 2026-03-09
AO: Tar Pit
Q: T-bone ,
PAX: Oompa, Big Mac, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WOR: ssh, AV, tricep and shoulder stretch, runners stretch

The Thang: Farmer carry to base of ramp, warm up lap around the track then 4x 5 minute EMOM adding 1 rep each minute with a lap and a hamster wheel between each set (last set only hamster wheel). 1) thrusters 2) blockees 3) OHP 4) Curls. Return to flag with farmer carry

Moleskine: read a real book

COT: Cookies and M, Oompa job decisions, Big Mac friend lost his father, war in Iran

Tags: Tar Pit, Oompa, Big Mac, T-bone, Too Big To Fail (TBTF)

Date: 2026-03-09
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Endo ,
PAX: Archive, Ankles, Flower Boy, Cookies, Manhole, Samsonite, Tortuga, Beaker, Endo FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR: SSH, goofballs, abe vagodas (but i learned that i actually did windmills)

The Thang: Ran north on the path

Moleskine: As a newbie to F3, it was awesome to have the no repeat Q month, getting to meet a lot of the F3 guys, even the infrequents. Also great to see different styles of leading it. So i encouraged everyone to make sure they grab a Q or two each month and keep the magic happening!

COT: Dr Phil mom difficulties in aging, family friend with cancer. Samsonite daughter entering the race for Washington state senate (go time!)

Tags: Ground Zero, Archive, Ankles, Flower Boy, Cookies, Manhole, Samsonite, Tortuga, Beaker, Endo

Date: 2026-03-05
AO: Mastodon
Q: Sparrow ,
PAX: Dumpster, Sparrow, Archive, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Samsonite, Jailbreak, Tortuga, Endo, Stock boy, Mr Roboto FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Take the long view of investments. Invest in people.

Sparrow’s birdwatching Q.
Run the short mile with a partner, one of you facing backwards. Discussion question: have you ever made an investment you were proud of? Did you buy Apple stock in 1990? Did you Mentor someone who became a CEO? Sure anything that comes to mind in the category of investments. SSH
Goofballs
Dora: 100 Merkens, 200 squats, 300 LBC’s.
Flamingo wings
Penguins
Laying an egg (low squat)
Duck joust
Chicken peckers

Tags: Mastodon, Dumpster, Sparrow, Archive, Da Vinci, Big Mac, Samsonite, Jailbreak, Tortuga, Endo, Stock boy, Mr Roboto

Date: 2026-03-07
AO: Mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto , Dumpster
PAX: Jailbreak, Cheese, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr Roboto, Dumpster FNGs:
COUNT: 5
WOR:
None

The Thang:
We followed the path of the PAX rucking the AOs for about a half hour. Then, we turned around and headed back. There was no time for Mary.

Moleskine:
Courtesy of Dumpster – Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Respect the women in your life.

COT:
Health, job concerns

Tags: Mastodon, Jailbreak, Cheese, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Mr Roboto, Dumpster

Date: 2026-03-07
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Da Vinci ,
PAX: Panhandle, DQ, Portage, Tortuga, Homie, Da Vinci, Beaker, LeMond, dirtycouch, cheesecurd FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Venice Beach

Warmorama to Walking in Memphis

The Thang:
Bicepocalypse

With coupon: Curls, One arm rows, Coupon Squats
Go to stations when free:
The Forty
The Fifty
The 25s
Group Sprint

Tricepocalypse
With coupons: Pax do skull crushers, Dips, Coupon Squats
Go to station when free
The Forty
The Fifty
The 25s
Group Sprint

Die of Death

Moleskin: We’re exploring the idea of the gentleman. It offered a “standard of conduct, to which the best born did not always rise and which even the humblest might sometimes display” (The Complete Gentleman)

But it could be reduced just to fashion and style, and John Henry Newman restores an element of virtue.

We’ve already seen how the gentleman “is one who never inflicts pain” and that he is like an easy chair or a good fire. Drilling deeper, Newman says “He has his eyes on all his company, he is tender towards the bashful, gentle towards the distant, and merciful toward the absurd… he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome.”

“He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort; he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best.”

https://catholicgentleman.com/2014/08/cardinal-newmans-definition-of-a-gentleman/

Tags: Tar Pit, Panhandle, DQ, Portage, Tortuga, Homie, Da Vinci, Beaker, LeMond, dirtycouch, cheesecurd

Date: 2026-03-07
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Hypotenuse ,
PAX: White Noise, Hershey, Banks, Cheese, Panda Express, Hypotenuse, Jolly, Archive, DaCount FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: 15xSsh, down and back

The Thang: Earlybirds vs EarlierBirds
@cheese had to leave early

Moleskine: Do good

COT: Banks new job and schedule

Tags: Flat Earth, White Noise, Hershey, Banks, Cheese, Panda Express, Hypotenuse, Jolly, Archive, DaCount

Date: 2026-03-05
AO: Dark Room
Q: Manhole ,
PAX: Manhole, Beaker, Toto, Brainfog, Framed, LeMond
FNGs:
COUNT: 6
WOR: sure

The Thang: full body beatdown

Moleskine: don’t remember

COT: IYKYK

Tags: Dark Room, Manhole, Beaker, Toto, Brainfog, Framed, LeMond